Robert A. Cicchinelli and Sean P. Garraty of DelcoCPR explain why improved transparency will bring us one large step closer to public oversight and control of the $49 million per year and people we commit to Delco’s privately-managed prison.

Despite serious concerns about lack of transparency, understaffing, and inmate mistreatment, the unelected Delaware County Board of Prison Inspectors voted 5-0 to approve a new five-year, $264 million contract with GEO Group to run the George W. Hill Correctional Facility.

Delaware County Councilman Brian Zidek recently called for the county Board of Prison Inspectors to make a transition plan to public management. View a video of Councilman Zidek explaining the relationship between council and the prison board at our Public Hearing in September.

DelcoCPR and McCAUSLAND Keen + Buckman successfully pushed the Delaware County Board of Prison Inspectors to comply with the Pennsylvania Sunshine Act, allowing meetings to be recorded and shared with the public.

DelcoCPR hosted a public hearing on September 30, 2018 in Media, PA. Learn more about our goal to Deprivatize Delco’s Prison. Hear from those formerly incarcerated, their family and friends, as well as corrections officers who share their experience from George W. Hill, along with local elected leaders.

Read Carl’s story, as shared in the Delaware County Daily Times by the DelcoCPR Storytelling Team. Carl shares his experience of incarceration at George W. Hill, including the lack of rehabilitation opportunities and the effect this had on him.